G4ErrorEnergyLoss.hh

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// Class description:
//
// Description: Continuous Process to calculate energy loss without 
//              fluctuations through G4EnergyLossForExtrapolator
 
// History:
//   Created:     2007-05-12
//   Author:      Pedro Arce
//
//   Modified:
//
 
#ifndef G4ErrorEnergyLoss_hh
#define G4ErrorEnergyLoss_hh
 
#include "globals.hh"
#include "G4VContinuousProcess.hh"
#include "G4ProcessType.hh"
 
class G4EnergyLossForExtrapolator;
 
class G4ErrorEnergyLoss : public G4VContinuousProcess
{
 
public: 
 
  explicit G4ErrorEnergyLoss(const G4String& processName = "G4ErrorEnergyLoss",
                             G4ProcessType type = fElectromagnetic);
 
  ~G4ErrorEnergyLoss() override;
 
  G4bool IsApplicable(const G4ParticleDefinition& aParticleType) override;
  // Returns true -> 'is applicable', for all charged particles.
 
  G4double GetContinuousStepLimit(const G4Track& aTrack,
                  G4double, G4double currentMinimumStep,
                  G4double& ) override;
 
  G4VParticleChange* AlongStepDoIt(const G4Track& aTrack, 
                   const G4Step&  aStep) override;
  // This is the method implementing the energy loss process.
 
  // Get and Set methods
  inline G4double GetStepLimit() const { return theStepLimit; }
  inline void SetStepLimit( G4double val ) { theStepLimit = val; }
 
  // copy constructor and hide assignment operator
  G4ErrorEnergyLoss(G4ErrorEnergyLoss &) = delete;
  G4ErrorEnergyLoss & operator=(const G4ErrorEnergyLoss &right) = delete;
 
private:
 
  void InstantiateEforExtrapolator();
 
  G4EnergyLossForExtrapolator* theELossForExtrapolator;
 
  G4double theStepLimit;
  G4double theFractionLimit = 0.2;
};
 
#endif